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  • Jun 08, 2024
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NHAI INVITES BIDS FOR SATELLITE-BASED TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION

Why in the news?

  • NHAI seeks proposals for implementing a satellite-based electronic toll collection system.
  • Winning entity to develop geo-referenced map and toll charging software for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).
  • Plan includes integrating the GNSS-based system with existing RFID-based Fastags.
source:scribd

About “National Highways Authority of India.”:

  • Role: Develops, maintains, and manages National Highways.
  • Statutory Body: Under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
  • Establishment: Constituted under NHAI Act, 1998; operational since February 1995.
  • Composition: Full-time Chairman, up to five full-time Members, four part-time Members appointed by the Central Government.
  • Wings: Technical, Finance, Administrative, and Vigilance at Headquarters.
Understanding the “Global Navigation Satellite System”:

  • GNSS Definition: Satellite system providing positioning and timing data globally.
  • Examples: Galileo (Europe), NAVSTAR GPS (USA), GLONASS (Russia), BeiDou (China), and NAVIC (India).
  • Purpose: Determine location using signals from space.

The performance of GNSS is based on 4 criteria:

  • Accuracy: Measures deviation between measured and real position, speed, or time.
  • Integrity: Ensures confidence threshold and alerts during positioning data anomalies.
  • Continuity: System’s uninterrupted functioning capability.
  • Availability: Percentage of time signal meets accuracy, integrity, and continuity criteria.

Associated Article:

https://universalinstitutions.com/introducing-a-new-toll-collection-system/

https://universalinstitutions.com/understanding-how-global-positioning-system-gps-works/